Pathophysiology Exam 1 Practice
Problems
A 10-year-old male is stung by a bee while playing in the yard. He
begins itching and develops pain, swelling, redness, and
respiratory difficulties. He is suffering from:
A. Immunodeficiency
B. Autoimmunity
C. Anaphylaxis
D. Tissue-specific hypersensitivity - ✅✅-C
A 10-year-old male is stung by a bee while playing in the yard. He
experiences a severe allergic reaction and has to go to the ER. The
nurse providing care realizes this reaction is the result of:
A. Toxoids
B. IgA
C. IgE
D. IgM - ✅✅-C
IgE is a mediator of many common allergic responses
A 10-year-old male presents to his primary care provider reporting
wheezing and difficulty breathing. History reveals that both of the
child's parents suffer from allergies. Which of the following terms
would be used to classify the child?
A. desensitized
B. atopic
, ✅✅-B
C. hyperactive
D. autoimmune -
A 20-year-old college student has presented to her campus medical
clinic for a scheduled Pap smear. The clinician who will interpret
the smear will examine cell samples for evidence of:
A. Changes in cell shape, size, and organization
B. Presence of unexpected cell types
✅✅
C. Ischemic changes in cell sample
D. Abnormally high numbers of cells - -A
A 21-year-old female was recently diagnosed with iron deficiency
anemia. In addition to fatigue and weakness, which of the following
clinical signs and symptoms would she most likely exhibit?
A. Hyperactivity
B. Spoon-shaped nails
✅✅
C. Gait problems
D. Petechiae - -B
A 22-year-old was recently diagnosed with acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Which decreased lab finding
would be expected to accompany this virus?
A. CD4 helper T cells
B. CD8 helper T cells
C. CDC cells
D. CDC10 cells - ✅✅-A
A 23-year-old pregnant female visits her primary care provider for
her final prenatal checkup. The primary care provider determines
, that the fetus has developed an infection in utero. Which of the
following would be increased in the fetus at birth?
A. IgG
B. IgA
✅✅-C
C. IgM
D. IgD -
A 30-year-old male was diagnosed with HIV. Which of the following
treatments would be most effective?
A. Reverse transcriptase inhibitors
B. Protease inhibitors
✅✅-D
C. Entrance inhibitors
D. Highly active antiretroviral therapy -
A 35-year-old female is diagnosed with vitamin B12 deficiency
anemia (pernicious anemia). How should the nurse respond when
the patient asks what causes pernicious anemia? A decrease in
______ is the most likely cause.
A. Ferritin
B. Gastric enzymes
✅✅-C
C. Intrinsic factor
D. Erythropoietin -
A 35-year-old male has enlarged lymph nodes in the neck and a
mediastinal mass. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma.
Which of the following abnormal cells would the nurse expect to
find with this disease?
A. Merkel cell
B. Schwann cell
✅✅
C. Reed-Sternberg cell
D. Kupffer cell - -C
Problems
A 10-year-old male is stung by a bee while playing in the yard. He
begins itching and develops pain, swelling, redness, and
respiratory difficulties. He is suffering from:
A. Immunodeficiency
B. Autoimmunity
C. Anaphylaxis
D. Tissue-specific hypersensitivity - ✅✅-C
A 10-year-old male is stung by a bee while playing in the yard. He
experiences a severe allergic reaction and has to go to the ER. The
nurse providing care realizes this reaction is the result of:
A. Toxoids
B. IgA
C. IgE
D. IgM - ✅✅-C
IgE is a mediator of many common allergic responses
A 10-year-old male presents to his primary care provider reporting
wheezing and difficulty breathing. History reveals that both of the
child's parents suffer from allergies. Which of the following terms
would be used to classify the child?
A. desensitized
B. atopic
, ✅✅-B
C. hyperactive
D. autoimmune -
A 20-year-old college student has presented to her campus medical
clinic for a scheduled Pap smear. The clinician who will interpret
the smear will examine cell samples for evidence of:
A. Changes in cell shape, size, and organization
B. Presence of unexpected cell types
✅✅
C. Ischemic changes in cell sample
D. Abnormally high numbers of cells - -A
A 21-year-old female was recently diagnosed with iron deficiency
anemia. In addition to fatigue and weakness, which of the following
clinical signs and symptoms would she most likely exhibit?
A. Hyperactivity
B. Spoon-shaped nails
✅✅
C. Gait problems
D. Petechiae - -B
A 22-year-old was recently diagnosed with acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Which decreased lab finding
would be expected to accompany this virus?
A. CD4 helper T cells
B. CD8 helper T cells
C. CDC cells
D. CDC10 cells - ✅✅-A
A 23-year-old pregnant female visits her primary care provider for
her final prenatal checkup. The primary care provider determines
, that the fetus has developed an infection in utero. Which of the
following would be increased in the fetus at birth?
A. IgG
B. IgA
✅✅-C
C. IgM
D. IgD -
A 30-year-old male was diagnosed with HIV. Which of the following
treatments would be most effective?
A. Reverse transcriptase inhibitors
B. Protease inhibitors
✅✅-D
C. Entrance inhibitors
D. Highly active antiretroviral therapy -
A 35-year-old female is diagnosed with vitamin B12 deficiency
anemia (pernicious anemia). How should the nurse respond when
the patient asks what causes pernicious anemia? A decrease in
______ is the most likely cause.
A. Ferritin
B. Gastric enzymes
✅✅-C
C. Intrinsic factor
D. Erythropoietin -
A 35-year-old male has enlarged lymph nodes in the neck and a
mediastinal mass. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma.
Which of the following abnormal cells would the nurse expect to
find with this disease?
A. Merkel cell
B. Schwann cell
✅✅
C. Reed-Sternberg cell
D. Kupffer cell - -C
